Fans have long theorized this song is about Emily Dickinson and her sister-in-law Sue Dickinson. Check out her poem 'One Sister have I in our house' (and the last stanza in particular) 👀
Guys please listen up ivy and illicit affair are connected because taylor said that songs from the two albums are connected and they are both track number 10
Illicit affair is the pov of the person that the person in ivy cheated on their husband with that explains the ( leave the perfume in the shelf that you picked up just hor him)( he's in the room) aka the husband
@@ayawannous2432 I actually don’t believe that illicit affairs and ivy are connected. I don’t know is it just me or has anyone else realized that illicit affairs verses are two different povs. In the first verse she’s singing about a guy and in the second one she's singing about a girl
I´d love to see what you think of her new song Carolina for the movie Where The Crawdads Sing. It falls in the folklore/evermore genre and it's hauntingly beautiful. Fun fact: it was made with instruments only available before 1953.
Ivy is my favorite song from Evermore (which is my favorite album from Taylor with 1989) and I'm really happy that you enjoyed and liked it! It's always a pleasure to watch your Taylor reactions!
I’m so glad you really like this song I thought you might. I know you don’t do extensive research into the possible subtext of her songs (which I think is so cool and unique in Taylor Swift music analysis and really honors the songs themselves) but I really suggest searching up Evermore’s connection to the life of Emily Dickinson and her sapphic desires. I love the way music is a constant transformation of what’s come before and how it’s also the same with writing and literature. I cannot tell you how much more I get out of Taylor Swift’s songwriting after starting a literature degree, cracks open a whole new dreamland within her music (past just the odd Wordsworth pun). Really enjoyable video, keep playing :)
Hi Andyyy, this song is theorized to be about a same-sex relationship between Emily Dickinson and her sister-in-law, Sue. Taylor's actually a fan of Emily, and allowed this song to be played in the series adaptation of Emily Dickinsons life!!! Rlly cool, it's obviously open for interpretation, but yeah, enjoy this little nugget of information!
Very much agree with what you said about how good songwriters will make their songs about multiple things at the same time. People get so dead-set on one meaning and ignore that these songs are meant to be complex and have different interpretations and layers. It's more fun that way anyway. Also, this song has one of my favourite bridges and also one of my favourite Taylor lyrics, "I wish to know what makes you long to be magnificently cursed". Glad you enjoyed it too! The plot of the song going from 'he's going to burn this house to the ground' to 'yeah it's a fire, it's a goddamn blaze in the dark and you started it', is pretty dark in the way I interpret it - he found them out and set her house on fire and she tried to fight back in the 'fight of her life' but got killed in that fire anyway and that's why she sees the old widow in the graveyard everyday, while she as a ghost is grieving for the living partner she left behind.
This is one of my favorite songs from Taylor Swift period not just from Evermore. I had a feeling you would enjoy this. I definitely think this is a song about two women, but I love the different interpretations. This is and your reaction to Coney Island have been some of my favorite from your channel .
I am fully obsessed! I was believe it was Justin Vernon who provided the additional back-up vocal here ('Glen' is just the Gaelic-derived word for a valley, fun fact. Like Glen Coe)
I adore your reactions and how you instinctively play along in your guitar! I agree it gives me a woman to woman vibe. However I super disagree with the " You Started it" analysis, I think it actually is very coquettish, she is not really blaming the person, the way she says it, its soft and loving, like falling into a hug :)
I originally thought like you did, but when he said that, I could see that interpretation as well. "A goddamn blaze in the dark" & "a war...the goddamn fight of my life" *sounds* like the consequence of the earlier fear of how "he's gonna burn this house to the ground". But either interpretation is valid and interesting. I just love this song so much.
@@alyj6398 Yea I see it as the consequence of the affair, but its like... who is to blame for that, the two people falling in love so its almost silly to say "you started it"
I think it's like, the frustration that you're fighting for your life for this relationship. And angry for the situation, because of the situation, but not to the person she's having an affair with. Kinda like mad that this has to happen or that 'you started it, we're gonna fight for it'
i always imagined the person she is talking about was a man, but i can definitely see how it could be a woman!! i never thought of that for some reason. This song and the next on the album (cowboy like me) are my favorite songs on this album! So looking forward to your interpretation to Cowboy Like Me :)
as someone who's in this situation (minus the husband part lol) living in an extremely homophobic country, this song has become our song for the last two years. loved your reaction and analysis
"The fatal flaw that makes you long to be magnificently cursed" = being gay and in love. Some fans think it's about Emily Dickinson, others that, given the thematic consistency between reputation and Evermore, it's about Karlie Klosd
"opal eyes" just reffers to the colors of one's eyes, right? so why wouldn't a man have opal eyes? why wouldnt you described a man like that? I do think this song is about two women falling in love, i just got conffused with that comment at the end of the video
I know it’s been a year but I just saw this and GODDAMN that intro is insane, did you write it?? Can someone please tell me how I can get access to listen to that song?💚
No one can understand how much I love this song (except for the cheating and all that oops lol), if anyone has any recommendations of artists with a similar sound, please leave me a message. xD
"Id meet you where the spirit meets the bone in a faith forgotten land" Its a cemetery. She goes on to say "the old widow goes to the stone everyday. But i dont, i sit here and wait, grieving for the living. Another song about and affair.
Fans have long theorized this song is about Emily Dickinson and her sister-in-law Sue Dickinson. Check out her poem 'One Sister have I in our house' (and the last stanza in particular) 👀
Especially since it played at then end of season 3 episode 9 of Dickinson right after a very sensual scene.
Guys please listen up ivy and illicit affair are connected because taylor said that songs from the two albums are connected and they are both track number 10
Illicit affair is the pov of the person that the person in ivy cheated on their husband with that explains the ( leave the perfume in the shelf that you picked up just hor him)( he's in the room) aka the husband
@@ayawannous2432 I actually don’t believe that illicit affairs and ivy are connected. I don’t know is it just me or has anyone else realized that illicit affairs verses are two different povs. In the first verse she’s singing about a guy and in the second one she's singing about a girl
@@poisonivy-1241 woww i just realised that , you know that what makes taylor a genius.
I´d love to see what you think of her new song Carolina for the movie Where The Crawdads Sing. It falls in the folklore/evermore genre and it's hauntingly beautiful. Fun fact: it was made with instruments only available before 1953.
Yes!!🥰 But please do the original version (4.28 min version)
Ivy is my favorite song from Evermore (which is my favorite album from Taylor with 1989) and I'm really happy that you enjoyed and liked it! It's always a pleasure to watch your Taylor reactions!
I’m so glad you really like this song I thought you might. I know you don’t do extensive research into the possible subtext of her songs (which I think is so cool and unique in Taylor Swift music analysis and really honors the songs themselves) but I really suggest searching up Evermore’s connection to the life of Emily Dickinson and her sapphic desires. I love the way music is a constant transformation of what’s come before and how it’s also the same with writing and literature. I cannot tell you how much more I get out of Taylor Swift’s songwriting after starting a literature degree, cracks open a whole new dreamland within her music (past just the odd Wordsworth pun). Really enjoyable video, keep playing :)
Yup, the redditors mentioned the Dickinson connection, I thought it was spot-on. Great call.
As a lit major with an interest in history I agree and would also say that The Great War is a gift to lit/history majors
Hi Andyyy, this song is theorized to be about a same-sex relationship between Emily Dickinson and her sister-in-law, Sue. Taylor's actually a fan of Emily, and allowed this song to be played in the series adaptation of Emily Dickinsons life!!! Rlly cool, it's obviously open for interpretation, but yeah, enjoy this little nugget of information!
Bang up job on lyrical analysis as usual. Let's not forget that these musicians make it sound so easy which is a neat trick in and of itself.
There is a banjo in this, Justin Vernon is credited for playing it
this song is such a vibe, it's one of my favorites and as a writer puts in such a mood to write some tragic (with a hopeful ending) romance lol
Very much agree with what you said about how good songwriters will make their songs about multiple things at the same time. People get so dead-set on one meaning and ignore that these songs are meant to be complex and have different interpretations and layers. It's more fun that way anyway.
Also, this song has one of my favourite bridges and also one of my favourite Taylor lyrics, "I wish to know what makes you long to be magnificently cursed". Glad you enjoyed it too!
The plot of the song going from 'he's going to burn this house to the ground' to 'yeah it's a fire, it's a goddamn blaze in the dark and you started it', is pretty dark in the way I interpret it - he found them out and set her house on fire and she tried to fight back in the 'fight of her life' but got killed in that fire anyway and that's why she sees the old widow in the graveyard everyday, while she as a ghost is grieving for the living partner she left behind.
This has to me one of my all time favorite Taylor songs. So beautiful ❤️
These might be my favorite Taylor lyrics.
The back up singer is Justin Vernon from bon iver, I am not sure, but I think he is the one playing that guitar at the end, the one you commented on.
The key change at the start of the final chorus is SO GOOOOOOOOD
banjo is listed in the credits on the line starting "backup vocals,triangle ......"
You didn't say what song you were playing at the beginning of the video but it was SO GOOD! Loved it!
I think it was ‘Just a Girl’ by No Doubt.
oh i love this, you deciphering the lyrics
This made my top ten Taylor tracks easily… really looking forward to seeing your take when you post it.
the song you played at the beginning of the video, soo good!!!
Thanks, it's "Just a girl" by NoDoubt
Watching you put Emily Dickinson’s life story together just from this song is amazing
This is a poem. Waiting anxiously for the last evermore tracks and your top 10 list!
This is one of my favorite songs from Taylor Swift period not just from Evermore. I had a feeling you would enjoy this. I definitely think this is a song about two women, but I love the different interpretations. This is and your reaction to Coney Island have been some of my favorite from your channel .
Thank you Andy for your reaction to one of my favorites from Evermore
I am fully obsessed! I was believe it was Justin Vernon who provided the additional back-up vocal here
('Glen' is just the Gaelic-derived word for a valley, fun fact. Like Glen Coe)
I'm in love with your intros.
Unknowingly you hit the nail on the head with your reference to New England in the 1800s! Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1830-1886.👏👏👏
I adore your reactions and how you instinctively play along in your guitar!
I agree it gives me a woman to woman vibe.
However I super disagree with the " You Started it" analysis, I think it actually is very coquettish, she is not really blaming the person, the way she says it, its soft and loving, like falling into a hug :)
I originally thought like you did, but when he said that, I could see that interpretation as well. "A goddamn blaze in the dark" & "a war...the goddamn fight of my life" *sounds* like the consequence of the earlier fear of how "he's gonna burn this house to the ground". But either interpretation is valid and interesting. I just love this song so much.
@@alyj6398 Yea I see it as the consequence of the affair, but its like... who is to blame for that, the two people falling in love so its almost silly to say "you started it"
I think it's like, the frustration that you're fighting for your life for this relationship. And angry for the situation, because of the situation, but not to the person she's having an affair with. Kinda like mad that this has to happen or that 'you started it, we're gonna fight for it'
@@kai_yue Yes! so many meanings behind these words
Thank you for this video! This is one of my favourite Evermore song! 💕
This is my all time favorite song. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I love ivy so much
Thank you so much for this video! It's amazing! Love hearing you talk about the lyrics and playing the guitar!
Think this is my favourite reaction of yours yet! Can’t wait for the top 10!
theres a banjo, you missed it it says by justin vernon aka bon iver
Thanks, Andrew, this one meant more than usual. Excellent video, as always. Appreciate you a lot.
That backup singer is Justin Vernon... 😋
Your analisis is so perfect! 👸🏼👸🏼
i always imagined the person she is talking about was a man, but i can definitely see how it could be a woman!! i never thought of that for some reason. This song and the next on the album (cowboy like me) are my favorite songs on this album! So looking forward to your interpretation to Cowboy Like Me :)
That intro song *chefs kiss*
as someone who's in this situation (minus the husband part lol) living in an extremely homophobic country, this song has become our song for the last two years. loved your reaction and analysis
Keep your heads and hearts up, you'll be fine ❤❤
"The fatal flaw that makes you long to be magnificently cursed" = being gay and in love. Some fans think it's about Emily Dickinson, others that, given the thematic consistency between reputation and Evermore, it's about Karlie Klosd
"opal eyes" just reffers to the colors of one's eyes, right? so why wouldn't a man have opal eyes? why wouldnt you described a man like that?
I do think this song is about two women falling in love, i just got conffused with that comment at the end of the video
This is my favourite song off of evermore. And I'm glad, and a bit surprised, that you got it correctly with this one... 😄 😄
I know it’s been a year but I just saw this and GODDAMN that intro is insane, did you write it?? Can someone please tell me how I can get access to listen to that song?💚
No one can understand how much I love this song (except for the cheating and all that oops lol), if anyone has any recommendations of artists with a similar sound, please leave me a message. xD
intro song was fucking sick!
"Id meet you where the spirit meets the bone in a faith forgotten land" Its a cemetery. She goes on to say "the old widow goes to the stone everyday. But i dont, i sit here and wait, grieving for the living. Another song about and affair.
First like n comment 😎
Legend!
EMILY DICKINSON
Omg no way you said "ethereal" !!!!
accidental gaylor
Proof, it’s just so natural.
You are so right, my husband runs hot, and he doesn't mind my cold feet on him.